Yashen Moodley
Production Team Member
Summary
Hardworking production assembly team member offering significant background in the electronic manufacturing industry. History of successfully aligning output with quality and performance targets. Highly organized approach reducing errors and materials waste through proactive controls. Ambitious team leader offering solid technical and electrical expertise dedicated to completing top-notch work according to tight schedules. Team-oriented professional with demonstrated time management, prioritization and decision-making skills. Expert in completing assemblies, subassemblies and components used in electronic products. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior SMT Operator
Jemstech (Pty) Ltd
12.2021 - 11.2022
- To setup and operator Surface Mount Pick and Place machines
- Perform detailed quality inspection of populated circuit boards
- Conduct first articles inspections on assemblies
- Demonstrate and find new innovate ways to improve the quality and efficiency of work done
- Ensuring that quality is not compromised and that company's quality standards are not at risk
- Adhere to the quality standards of the company as per IPC certification
- Complete and raise non conformances within agreed times, accompanied by a thorough root cause analysis and corrective actions
- Attend investigation meetings concerning non conformances
- Perform duties as per work instructions
- Client requirements and clients instructions and Build History Files.
SMT Team Leader
SAAB Avitronics
07.2013 - 11.2021
- Supervision of 15 staff
- Led teams in scheduled and unscheduled equipment maintenance to optimize readiness.
- Built strong relationships with cross-functional teams, fostering seamless collaboration in achieving shared organizational objectives.
- Assembled, installed and tested new equipment and trained users in effective operation.
- Monitoring of weekly and monthly KPi's
- Annual Performance Reviews
- One on One Discussions
- Career Coaching and Development
- General team management (disciplinary actions, employee engagement, training and development)
- Plan production schedules according to customer orders
- Analyze and follow-up the delivery plans to ensure deadlines are met
- Addressing and resolving production issues to minimize delays in production
- (MRB Champion)
- Administrate weekly production meetings with Management and team leaders
- Start and close manufacturing orders
- Compile status and performance reports for management
- Ensure customer satisfaction and delivery precision reached
- Weekly and Monthly reporting (Output and Efficiency Reporting)
- Knowledge of Programming of Mydata, My19
- Verifications of Bill of Materials and PPF's, including CAD Data, CAD conversion Knowledge of offline programming, Mycenter Data
- Maintain a close working relationship with the Drawing Department
- Maintained a relationship with Program Office, Part of design reviews
- Knowledge of Conformal Coating and Dispensing System
- Programming and operation of Selective Soldering Machine (Jade S200)
- Knowledge of Vitronic Soltec Oven Profiling
- Knowledge of BGA X-Ray Inspection Machine Viscom X8011
- Knowledge of baking criteria of basic BGA's and PCB's
- Knowledge of Quality Control, Quality Inspecting of Populated PCB's and completed units
- General machine maintenance for Mydata and Soltec Reflow oven
- Process Engineering Support: Writing of SMT process
- Writing of the production routing sheets
- Supporting Process Failure Mode Analysis (PFMEA) build up
- Write of control plan
- Lean Manufacturing
- Value Stream Mapping process writing
- Housekeeping (5S and FOD)
- Design review meeting participation
- Redlining of documents such us BOM, Drawings etc
- Floor stock analysis, stock take and verification
- Kick off meetings
- CIB (Change Implementation Board) Meetings
- Quality control Support: Inspection of PCB (populated and unpopulated)
- Inspection of the SMT outputs
- FAI (First Article Inspection)
- Product Failure QUALITY circle driven
- Inspection using X-Ray and AOI
- Read and Understand Engineering drawings and specifications
- Monitor Operations to ensure they meet production standards
- Recommend adjustments to the assembly and Production processes
- Responsible for monitoring the quality of incoming and outgoing products
- Ensure all instruments and tools are calibrated
- Manage NCR's, identify and recording the problem, Appropriate action taken to prevent from happening again
- Identify and rejecting unacceptable materials back to supplier by raising an NCR
- Receiving Materials that are identified with relevant specifications, conducting visual and measurement testing.
SMT Operator
SAAB Avitronics
03.2007 - 06.2013
- Programming of Mydata, My19
- Checking of Bill of Materials and programme verification including CAD Data, CAD conversion and maintain a close working relationship with the Drawing Department
- Programming of Conformal Coating and Dispensing System
- Programming and operation of Selective Soldering Machine (Jade S200)
- Operation of Vitronic Oven Profiling Machine and BGA X-Ray Inspection fein focus
- Thorough knowledge of baking criteria of basic BGA's and PCB's
- To operate the SMD machinery in strict accordance with the training that you have received and in accordance with the company procedures
- General machine maintenance
- To ensure that machine set-ups and product change-overs are effected with discipline and exactness and that all necessary controls are executed
- Ensure all products are built according to the controlled documentation and that the process is verified and regularly checked as per the company procedures and to correct any minor defect found on that product build
- To complete all forms and paperwork related to rework and fault rectification inclusive of any forms or graphs that QC might hand out in an effort to introduce some form of statistical control
- Ensure that “first off” inspections are carried out and that product conforms to the master samples
- Ensuring that all machine faults and process failings/deviations are reported to your supervisor as soon as possible that damaged machinery, jigs, stencils, tools etc, are reported
- Ensuring that all machine downtime is controlled and kept to an absolute minimum
- Ensuring that all controlling and production paperwork is completed and filed.
- Ensured optimal performance of SMT machines by conducting routine preventive maintenance tasks.
Assembly Operator
PI Shurlok
09.2002 - 06.2006
- Testing of electronic motors for functionality
- Assembly and boxing of tested units according to customer requirement
- Reporting to team leader on a daily basis for target requirements
- Ensuring that work is at constant pace in order to meet targets
- Attend morning and afternoon production feedback meetings
- To operate the SMD machinery in strict accordance with the training that you have received and in accordance with the company procedures
- To ensure that machine set-ups and product change-overs are effected with discipline and exactness and that all necessary controls are executed
- Ensure all products are built according to the controlled documentation and that the process is verified and regularly checked as per the company procedures and to correct any minor defect found on that product build
- To complete all forms and paperwork related to rework and fault rectification inclusive of any forms or graphs that QC might hand out in an effort to introduce some form of statistical control
- Ensure that “first off” inspections are carried out and that product conforms to the master samples
- Ensuring that all machine faults and process failings/deviations are reported to your supervisor as soon as possible that damaged machinery, jigs, stencils, tools etc, are reported
- Ensuring that all machine downtime is controlled and kept to an absolute minimum
- Supervision of staff during shift
- Ensuring that all controlling and production paperwork is completed and filed
- To work a rotating shift system
- Ensuring that a high standard of “house-keeping” is maintained within the SMD area.
Education
Wits Business School
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UNISA
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Sapics
Heather Secondary School
Skills
Leadership
Quality Control Standards
Quality inspection of electronic and mechanical assemblies
Change Management
Time Management
Planning and Organizing Skills
Interpersonal Skills
Surface Mount Technology
Production line efficiency
Problem Solving Abilities
Electronic Component Identification
Goal Setting
Computer Literacy: MS-Office (Excel, Word, Powerpoint)
IFS and QMuzik (ERP System)
Timeline
Senior SMT Operator
Jemstech (Pty) Ltd
12.2021 - 11.2022
SMT Team Leader
SAAB Avitronics
07.2013 - 11.2021
SMT Operator
SAAB Avitronics
03.2007 - 06.2013
Assembly Operator
PI Shurlok
09.2002 - 06.2006
Wits Business School
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UNISA
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Sapics
Heather Secondary School
Availability
Immediate
References
Goolam Rassool, Saab Grintek Defence, 0825181160
Availability
Immediate
References
Goolam Rassool, Saab Grintek Defence, 0825181160